Facepunch Recommends- Need a movie recommendation? We got your back. - General

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;40140417] All Quiet on the Western Front (1970s) Classic story of a man driven by national and societal pressure to fight a pointless war. A story of a truly lost generation.[/QUOTE] wait, were people talking about this or the 30s one?

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;40140626]It's just that after I hear about it, it's the first thing I think when I see him. Sure, I can judge him as an actor if I watch one of his movies, but if I'm just surfing channels and I see a trailer with him in it it's just a natural reaction that I'm gonna think "oh, it's THAT guy"[/QUOTE] They act for a reason. The characters they portray in movies is not who they are... for the most part. I really wish actors would develop some sort of actor code where they would reveal as little about themselves as possible so that the audiences can better immerse themselves in their performances. This wouldn't negate the influences of their previous acting experiences so perhaps this wouldn't have as much as of an affect.

[QUOTE=AK'z;40140650]wait, were people talking about this or the 30s one?[/QUOTE] I've heard the 30s one is the version to watch. [editline]3rd April 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;40140430]Dear god you guys sure are into this defending Mel Gibson thing I was just stating my opinion on the guy, he's done worse than that as I've heard And what does Polanski have to do with this[/QUOTE] I'm only into it because I absolutely despise it when people comment that they aren't going to watch a movie solely because there's an actor or an actress in it that they don't like. It's one thing if they don't like the way the actor takes on roles or something, but it's totally different when they won't watch a movie because they thing the actor is a dickhead or something. Sure, some people deserve the hate they get for their personal actions, but that shouldn't mean that the hate transfers over to how they do their job.

Can anyone recommend me some eerie/mystery science fiction films in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Sphere, Solaris and Forbidden Planet?

[QUOTE=kimchimafia;40142514]Can anyone recommend me some eerie/mystery science fiction films in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Sphere, Solaris and Forbidden Planet?[/QUOTE] Moon is sort of along these lines. Maybe even Even Horizon but that's more horror than eerie.

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;40143330]Moon is sort of along these lines. Maybe even Even Horizon but that's more horror than eerie.[/QUOTE] Thanks for the reply but I watched them too. Forgot to add them in the list, sorry. I wouldn't mind horror.

Event Horizon is good if you don't mind horror. Same with Pandorum.

Anyone know of some Psycopath movies, the likes of The Poughkeepsie Tapes?

Silence of the Lambs Manhunter/Red Dragon

[QUOTE=Happy Goblin;40168116]Anyone know of some Psycopath movies, the likes of The Poughkeepsie Tapes?[/QUOTE] Silence of the Lambs, The Cell [editline]5th April 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=kimchimafia;40142514]Can anyone recommend me some eerie/mystery science fiction films in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Sphere, Solaris and Forbidden Planet?[/QUOTE] Definitely Event Horizon. Though it leans a bit towards gore-y horror at times.

[QUOTE=Happy Goblin;40168116]Anyone know of some Psycopath movies, the likes of The Poughkeepsie Tapes?[/QUOTE] Also, if you don't mind TV Shows, Hannibal. Just started on NBC and its on at 10 on Thursdays. I don't mean to throw all this Hannibal Lecter stuff at you, but for psychopaths, they have them up the ying-yang.

[QUOTE=Happy Goblin;40168116]Anyone know of some Psycopath movies, the likes of The Poughkeepsie Tapes?[/QUOTE] Se7en

How could I forget Se7en?

[QUOTE=kimchimafia;40142514]Can anyone recommend me some eerie/mystery science fiction films in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Sphere, Solaris and Forbidden Planet?[/QUOTE] If you're not keeping specific to outer space Sci-Fi, I would recommend you watch The Thing from 1982, it's a rather disturbing film but the thing that adds to the eeriness the most would be the Practical effects, if they had been done in CG, I wouldn't have enjoyed the films as much.

Yeah, The Thing is just brilliant.

Yeah it's one of my all time faves. I dunno,I guess I'm just yearning for some good eerie/mystery/horror sci fi films. Recent ones I've watched were Prometheus and Apollo 18 and they weren't great.

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;40142435]I'm only into it because I absolutely despise it when people comment that they aren't going to watch a movie solely because there's an actor or an actress in it that they don't like. It's one thing if they don't like the way the actor takes on roles or something, but it's totally different when they won't watch a movie because they thing the actor is a dickhead or something. Sure, some people deserve the hate they get for their personal actions, but that shouldn't mean that the hate transfers over to how they do their job.[/QUOTE] I totally agree with you, but I'm also admittedly guilty of it. Only one person. Tom Cruise. I hate that man and I hate most of his movies. Oblivion interests me enough that I will watch it despite Tom Cruise being the lead, though.

Got to admit theres a couple of actors that stop me watching films. Steve Carrell and Vince Vaughn are 2 sausage wallets that would stop me watching a film unless the buzz suggested something different to their usual unfunny films. Not really any real actors that would stop me watching.

The only actors that would make me not watch a movie are unfunny guys like Adam Sandler or Tyler Perry, I can tolerate Steve Carrell tho

[QUOTE=kimchimafia;40142514]Can anyone recommend me some eerie/mystery science fiction films in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Sphere, Solaris and Forbidden Planet?[/QUOTE] Planet of the Apes (1968), Sunshine, Alien, Westworld (Maybe?), Moon you've probably already seen all of them though

Anybody have any general recommendations? Like must-see kind of recommendations. No particular genre. Anything goes. [editline]banana[/editline] resurrect a thread that's been dead for three days and get rated dumb makes sense

Hey Obscure, I think that checking out the Great Movies list is a pretty good way to recommend yourself a movie but you could check out some of my favorites. The Fly original and remake The Thing The King of Comedy Hugo American Psycho Punch Drunk Love Mulholland Drive Cast Away Drive Evil Dead trilogy Quo Vadis (1951 film) Airplane In the Mouth of Madness The Sacrifice Solaris Stalker Ghostbusters Groundhog Day Gone With The Wind Poltergeist Enter the Dragon Hot Fuzz No Country For Old Men Fargo Unforgiven Hans Moleman Presents: Man Getting Hit By Football The Last Temptation of Christ Vertigo The Jungle Book Jaws Schindler's List Heat History Of The World Part 1 Spaceballs The Sixth Sense Jason and the Argonauts Taegukgi Old Boy The Seekers (1954 film) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Fist of Fury Way of the Dragon Spirited Away Kiki's delivery service Princess Mononoke The Thing from Another World Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Brazil It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Who Framed Roger Rabbit Fight Club Batman (1989 film) Pulp Fiction Casablanca Citizen Kane Forrest Gump Patton Giant (1956 film) Planet of the Apes Ben-Hur Fantasia Jurassic Park One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Rosemary's Baby China Town The Green Mile The Terminal It's a Wonderful Life Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Psycho Rear Window My Fair Lady The Sound Of Music The Silence Of The Lambs Lawrence of Arabia Commando Predator Aliens Alien Beauty and the Beast Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Raiders of the Lost Ark Leon The Professional The Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Thomas Crown Affair Spider Man 2 Spider-Man The Sword in the Stone 2001: A Space Odyssey Cube Terminator 2 Terminator Star Wars Seven The Godfather Part II The Godfather Once Upon a Time in America The Great Dictator The Great Escape The Gold Rush City Lights The Outlaw Josey Wales Taxi Driver Rocky Raging Bull Goodfellas Platoon Back to the Future Trilogy Spaceballs Superman: The Movie Jacob's Ladder 2001: A Space Odyssey Pan's Labyrinth The Last Starfighter Ferris Bueller's Day Off The Big Lebowski The Shawshank Redemption Watchmen The Circus Nostalghia Big Trouble in Little China 12 Monkeys Cross of Iron Enter the dragon Poltergeist Hot Fuzz Fargo This Is Spinal Tap Saving Private Ryan Schindler's List Unforgiven Gone with the Wind Scarface Amadeus The Shining The Exorcist Die Hard Casablanca Vertigo Roman Holiday Blade Runner Doctor Zhivago Donnie Darko Full Metal Jacket

I can't really argue with that list.

Any great comedies? Just finished Office Space and The Big Lebowski, man those movies were amazing and funny as hell.

[QUOTE=kaine123;40133288]Any particularly good movies on the First World War?[/QUOTE] [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1093106[/url] Made a whole thread for war movies, will be updating the ww1 list soon. [editline]14th April 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Vonwilbur;40274412]Any great comedies? Just finished Office Space and The Big Lebowski, man those movies were amazing and funny as hell.[/QUOTE] Super Troopers.

[QUOTE=Vonwilbur;40274412]Any great comedies? Just finished Office Space and The Big Lebowski, man those movies were amazing and funny as hell.[/QUOTE] Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz Anything Monty Python The Ladykillers (Coen Brothers) [editline]14th April 2013[/editline] Burn After Reading

Any movie similar to 'Le Chef' and 'no reservations'?

Anyone know any heart warming movies like Hugo?

Okay I'm just looking for food related/culinary movies/documentaries

Oh, and good love movies. I mean its really rare to find good ones. And any good movie with Channing Tatum